THE NEED FOR AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD ??

1. THE NEED FOR AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD ?? PRESENTED BY: DR ZEN FOURIE

2. CONTENT • Introduction • Key elements of a Code of Practice • Key Elements of an HIV/AIDS System Management Standard • Benefits of an HIV/AIDS System Management Standard • The development process of a Standard • The need for other Standards

4. WHAT BUSINESS ARE WE IN? “The understanding, maintenance & development of South African competitiveness through Standardization.”

5. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS as pandemic • Haemorhaging of the labour force • Social impact • Household expenditure profiles, orphans, child headed households, etc • Economic impact • Productivity, absenteeism, morale, SMME, etc • Infected or not, you will be affected.

6. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS • Do you see more clearly a moving lion ? or a sleeping lion ?

7. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS • A health risk • A business risk • Shareholders, • Workforce, • Clients • Social responsibility • Not only the responsibility of Government • Businesses should accept co-responsibility

8. INTRODUCTION • A business risk • Decrease of 50% on luxury items • Increase in health, nutrition and support purchases • Consumer reaction (hospitality, etc) • Productivity, morale, recruiting and training, benefit depletion

9. INTRODUCTION • A business risk • Risk of Legal action • (employer/employee) will increase • work place discrimination, • labour action • Foreign investors move capital to lower AIDS/HIV risk economies

10. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS REPORTING • AIDS will cause skills shortage • Reporting indicate company risk areas • Measure and manage • Investor confidence (value strategic business management actions) • Survival • Activating Government

11. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS REPORTING • Approximately 30-40% Companies are reporting on HIV/AIDS • Less than 5% reports on cost impact • HIV will materially impact on 99% of companies • Less than 1% assessed the impact

12. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS REPORTING • What should be reported • High risk groups • Current and expected levels of infection • HIV prevalence • Number of Aids sick employees • The impact on customer base, changes in demand • Employee related cost 5 year scenario • Policies, procedures and programmes

13. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS • Organizations requested SABS to develop an HIV/AIDS System Management Standard • Based on success of ISO 9000 & ISO 14000 management type standards

14. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS Management System Standard • Will not be a medical standard

15. INTRODUCTION • HIV/AIDS Management System Standard • Will be a voluntary standard • Will be complimentary to Codes of Practice

16. INTRODUCTION • Confusion between the Codes of Practices and the proposed HIV/AIDS System Management Standard

17. ELEMENTS OF ACODE OF PRACTICE • Legal framework • Work environment • Screening, testing, confidentiality & disclosure • Responsibilities of parties • Prevention • Training • Care and support

18. ELEMENTS OF ASYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • Policy statement • Planning and Objectives • Resource management • System control • Purchasing • Control of equipment • Monitoring and measurement • Corrective action and improvement • Communication • Management review/reporting

19. THE BACKGROUND PERSPECTIVE • LEGAL REQUIREMENTS • Defines acceptable practices by law • CODES OF PRACTICE • Collection of publicly available advisory documents with directing “status” • SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • System to identify legal responsibilities, coordinate business activities, and manage them in a (single) system

20. THE BENEFITS OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD BENEFIT TO THE ORGANIZATION • a standardised approach to develop and implement a policy for HIV/AIDS • influence strategic decision making based on sound scientific projections • planned training, education and care projects • awareness & compliance to Best Practice models

21. THE BENEFITS OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • improve public image and increase the company’s and shareholder value • assist the process to identify and manage the disease in its early (HIV) phase • impact positively on absenteeism, and staff benefits • influence supplier chain

22. THE BENEFITS OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • compliance to the legislative requirements and thus avoiding unfair labour practices • reflect a social responsibility which in turn will cultivate employee trust and support • cultivate Government support by innovative incentives to companies, such as tax benefits and recognition of HIV training for consideration as skills levies, etc.

23. THE BENEFITS OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • compliance to the legislative requirements and thus avoiding unfair labour practices • reflect a social responsibility which in turn will cultivate employee trust and support • cultivate Government support by innovative incentives to companies, such as tax benefits and recognition of HIV training for consideration as skills levies, etc.

24. THE BENEFITS OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • BENEFIT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY • increased HIV/AIDS knowledge of staff and communities • create incentives for voluntary disclosure and treatment (earlier intervention) • social outreach programmes • result in the upliftment of the community which feeds the industry

25. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • FORMAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE • Balanced, representation of stakeholders • Consensus process • Draft South African Standard • Circulate for comments & amend • Publication of Standard

26. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN HIV/AIDS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT STANDARD • PILOT STUDIES WITH A NUMBER OF COMPANIES • Hands on experience • Improvement cycle: Feedback into the Standard

27. THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER HIV/AIDS STANDARDS • WHAT OTHER STANDARDS ARE NEEDED? • A certification system for companies against the HIV/AIDS System Management Standard • Standard/guideline: Reporting format for companies on HIV/AIDS • Standard: General requirements for bodies operating as HIV/AIDS service providers • Standard: Certification of bodies operating as HIV/AIDS service providers

28. SABS WITHIN SADC CONTEXT • HIV/AIDS Management System Standards to be promoted via SADCStan • European Union to support pilot projects

29. ACTIVE THROUGHOUT AFRICAas part of NEPAD?

30. THANK YOU!